Sunday, May 1, 2011

McLeod and Emory have horsepower to spare in Milltown Motorcade

Up until 1925, the county seat of Lanier County, Georgia was known as Milltown. After 1925 the name was changed to Lakeland, which was no less descriptive but undoubtedly found more favor with anyone involved in promoting real estate or tourism. In spite of the name change, Lakeland has remained a small town. The "Milltown" name persists in the name of several local businesses, and in the annual Milltown Motorcade--an April event dedicated to "the way things used to be." The Motorcade features car shows, an antique car parade, and a dog costume contest. Almost certainly there are funnel cakes. And of course there is a 5K road race. The 2011 race was run on Saturday morning, April 30.


Fitzgerald native Mark McLeod, a cross-country runner at South Georgia College, ran 16:59, winning the Motorcade 5K by a ton. Second place went to the top woman, Lakeland resident and USAF officer Rachael Emory, who ran 22:05. Emory played soccer at the United States Air Force Academy from 2005 to 2008, but she also ran a little track in high school back in Wagoner, Oklahoma. Valdosta's Randy Walker ran 22:46 to place third, finishing as the top master of the morning. The fastest woman master was Sherry Croft of Valdosta, who finished tenth overall in 37:27.


Results, 2011 Milltown Motorcade 5K
  1. 16:59 Mark McLeod (M, 19) Fitzgerald, GA
  2. 22:05 Rachael Emory (F, 23) Lakeland, GA
  3. 22:46 Randy Walker (M, 53) Valdosta, GA
  4. 22:54 Steven Dansereau (M, 49) Lakeland, GA
  5. 23:31 Robert Preston (M, 38) Douglas, GA
  6. 27:31 Larissa Baker (F, 22) Valdosta, GA
  7. 28:39 Nola Bridgens (F, 25) Lakeland, GA
  8. 30:01 Joe Christian (M, 72) Naylor, GA
  9. 32:39 Jessica Edenfield (F, 32) Valdosta, GA
  10. 37:27 Sherry Croft (F, 51) Valdosta, GA
  11. 37:50 Debbie Walker (F, 53) Valdosta, GA
  12. 38:28 Tonya Stalvey (F, 44) Dupont, GA
  13. 38:31 Amy Allen (F, 35) Lakeland, GA
  14. 38:49 Amelia Kumpel (F, 13) Valdosta, GA
  15. 41:20 Tiffany Kumpel (F, 41) Valdosta, GA
  16. 44:35 Sarah Peterson (F, 15) Valdosta, GA
  17. 44:38 Robin Bush (F, 45) Greenville, FL
  18. 44:41 Tailey Ferguson (F, 10) Valdosta, GA
  19. 44:49 Elizabeth Kumpel (F, 8) Valdosta, GA
  20. 44:51 Demetrius Miller (M, 15) Valdosta, GA
  21. 45:14 Teresa Henck (F, 41) Adel, GA
  22. 45:45 Nancy Weingerfer (F, 50) Valdosta, GA
  23. 46:20 Joella Adams (F, 34) Nashville, GA
  24. 47:15 Carol Ekman (F, 67) Lakeland, GA

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